On Wed, 18 Oct 1995 pbailey@qnet.com wrote:
> One of my electric fans on my 79 B started squealing so I
> mentioned it to my mechanic who told me that it was the
> bearings and I would need a new one for 80 bucks or find a
> used one.I figured I couldn't hurt it so I took it apart to find it doesn't
>have
> bearings just bushings and the noise was because a snap ring on the back of
>the
> shaft near the armature had moved back allowing the armature to rub against
>the
> brushes when the fan was on I put the ring back in its slot and that fixed it
>at
> 0 bucks I don't know if this has been covered before but it is a simple fix
>at
> no cost I hope it will help someone with the same problem...
> Pat
> 79 "B"
>
An electric fan on my '79 B makes the same noise - thanks 4 the info.
I've been just squirting it with WD-40, which quiets it down 4 a few
months - its nice to have a more permanent solution, tho.
Jim Mellander
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